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I know this is a topic that has been discussed every year (almost) and on which Heimdall and few others had given detailed explanations. I have read all of the replies and responses.

So far the plan is I travel from Mykonos to Santorini on 20th April which is a Saturday. We have booked hotels at both ends and they are non-refundable :( So the plan is that we travel on the 20th. I saw that there is a more scenic route via Paros, and if so, do you guys think it would be available for me?

I tried Olympic/Aegean and the other budget airline as options (more like predictions based on the rates given uptill march 2013).

It looks like the only option is for me to fly via Athens or pray that a ferry turns up. http://www.ferries.gr/hfd/ says that in 2012 there was no ferry on Saturday.

As indicated by some others, if the ferry starts about 9 days before Greek Easter, then I'm screwed cos Easter in 2013 is on 5th May. :(

coming from Sri Lanka, in all probability we will be spending a small fortune (after conversion to local currency) on this trip, and since its a kind of a special trip for us, I just want it to go without any hitch.

Any advise, (other than telling me to be calm and that everything will be ok) is more than welcome. and thanks in advance :)

It's a little difficult to advise until the April ferry timetables are published. As you wrote, Hellenic Seaways normally starts its FlyingCat 4 operation about a week before Greek Easter, but as Easter is so late next year, perhaps they will start earlier — I simply don't know.

The other option you mentioned is SeaJet 2 from Mykonos to Paros, connecting with Blue Star from Paros to Santorini. Blue Star to Santorini is a 7 day/wk, year-round ferry, so no problem there. I wouldn't like to guess whether SeaJet 2 will be going to Paros that early, but there is a good possibility it will.

Your one sure-fire route is connecting flights (via Athens) from Mykonos to Santorini. There is a chance that if you are patient there will be cheap tickets for Aegean Airlines or Olympic Air flights on that day.

Sadly, I haven't been able to find any ticket options as yet, and getting a bit panicky about the situation. Usually, I mess up my travel plans and have to pay through my nose to rectify things. I'm trying to avoid all of it as much as possible.

Hey and welcome ThishyaW:-) Wow! You booked hotels back in August for April?;-) FWIW, chances are you could have waited a bit for that;-) April is far from packed.. nonetheless, water under the bridge;-) Would sign up NOW for email alerts with both www.olympicair.com/www.aegeanair.com/ As noted, the latter is known for some phenominal deals.. keep an eye out;-) Hopefully, the Spring schedule for ferries will be out before you need to commit to flights.. but they have been known to appear as late as weeks prior! I wish you the best.. Happy New Year.. and Happy planning.. enJOY!

The 'grand entry to Thira' is only possible if you go via Paros (Seajet2+Blue Star). If you go direct on one of the catamarans (Superjet or Flyingcat4) you won't be able to see much through layers of salt on the windows.

I sure hope you haven't been biting your fingernails since last August. There is no point in worrying about ferry timetables this early — Hellenic Seaways FlyingCat 4 timetables will be out sometime in March, Sea Jets Consortium timetables probably a little earlier.

If I recall correctly, Sea Jets published their timetables very early last year, possibly even as soon as late January, but I don't remember for sure. They did seem to snap up a few bookings from early planners like yourself, when FlyingCat 4 wasn't yet showing up on the timetables.

In fact, GTP.gr is already showing Superjet going from Mykonos to Paros and then on to Santorini starting on 24th April: http://tinyurl.com/cbfb4dy . It's possible they will add earlier sailings to their schedule in the spring, or that Hellenic Seaways will have a sailing on 20th April, but I wouldn't count on it. In April 2012 FlyingCat 4 sailed only on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, then began their daily runs in May.

Bottom line: if you want to be sure of getting from Mykonos to Santorini on Saturday 20th April you will have to book connecting flights via Athens. Another contributor, brotherleelove, has mentioned when Aegean Airlines is likely to have a cheap seats offer — you may want to do a search on his posts. :-)

Hi Thishya, I am in the same boat - no punn intended. But we are going the first week in April and I was shocked to find that there are no ferries. Our travel agent in Turkey should have known better, but now we are scrambling trying to figure out how to go from Myk to Sant without paying a bunch for flights. Have you had any luck yet? Have you heard of any private boats that make the trip?

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